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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 2d

Applications are open for 10 ECR funded places at The Company of Biologists Workshop on 'Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution', organised by James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro.

📅 Deadline: Friday 5 December
Further information: www.biologists.com/workshops/ju...

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Julio Rozas @jrozasub.bsky.social · Jun 19

How did evolution drive massive genome contraction during oceanic island colonization? A new paper from our lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Richard Merrill @dickmerrill.bsky.social · May 6

Interested in a PhD connecting sensory ecology and evolutionary genetics? Applications are now open for a project on the Speciation Genomics of Eye Size Variation in Heliconius Butterflies in our lab at LMU Munich: www.evol.bio.lmu.de/research/mer... Please repost!

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Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social · Mar 25

🚨Registration for the UK #EvoDevo meeting is open! Join us on July 11th in London to enjoy an exciting day of talks, posters, friends, and superb science!
-Registration (only £5!): shorturl.at/9cQGL
-More info: londonevodevo.ac.uk

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McGregor Lab @mcgregorlab.bsky.social · Mar 15

Very happy to have been part of this fantastic collaboration!

MultiplEye Lab @multipleye-lab.bsky.social · Mar 14

This work was led by Luis Baudouin Gonzalez, @laurensr.bsky.social and @mcgregorlab.bsky.social, with coauthors Anna Schoenauer, Amber Harper, @saadarif.bsky.social, Daniel Leite, Philip Steinhoff, Madda Aase-Remedios, Zoe Schultz, Matthias Pechmann, Atal Pande, Lera Telizhenko, and Carolin Kosiol 🥰

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Feb 8

Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.

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McGregor Lab @mcgregorlab.bsky.social · Feb 7

Congrats on the paper! Really nice work!

Prashant Sharma @prashantpsharma.bsky.social · Feb 7

The lab is delighted to release the first genome for the giant American vinegaroon! The slowly-evolving order Uropygi captures the strongest signature yet of the arachnopulmonate whole genome duplication. #biodiversity #genomics

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A chromosome-level genome of the giant vinegaroon Mastigoproctus giganteus exhibits the signature of pre-Silurian whole genome duplication

Abstract. Within the arachnids, chromosome-level genome assemblies have greatly accelerated the understanding of gene family evolution and developmental ge

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McGregor Lab @mcgregorlab.bsky.social · Feb 5

Great to have been part of this collaboration and especially thanks to Isabel for getting us over the line!

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Franck Pichaud @fpichaud.bsky.social · Jan 9

3D printed fly ommatidium
generated by our Wellcome Optical biology PhD student Courtney Lancaster @courtneyl7a7.bsky.social @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Visualising 3d bioimaging data !

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Gabriele Uhl @uhl-lab.bsky.social · Jan 6

Very happy to share our paper on the sense of smell in spiders.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#chemicalecology, #pheromon, #sensoryorgans #spiders,

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McGregor Lab @mcgregorlab.bsky.social · Dec 21

New preprint from our lab. Great work by @maaseremedios.bsky.social in collaboration with Ralf Janssen looking at gene regulation and expression after whole genome duplication by comparing a spider and harvestman:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Assessing the impact of whole genome duplication on gene expression and regulation during arachnid development

Whole genome duplication (WGD) generates new genetic material that can contribute to the evolution of the regulation of developmental processes and phenotypic diversification. A WGD occurred in an anc...

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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · Dec 20

A shared developmental genetic basis for sexually antagonistic male and female adaptations in the toothed water strider
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Claudia Pruvôt et al.

A shared developmental genetic basis for sexually antagonistic male and female adaptations in the toothed water strider

Abstract. Sexual conflict can drive the divergence of male and female phenotypes and cross-species comparative analyses have documented patterns of correla

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Hosken Lab Cornwall @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social · Dec 17

Postdoc @ evol-lab. A Leverhulme funded 3-year postdoc studying body shape evolution (through a sexual conflict lens) on Exeter's Penryn (UK) campus. Starts April 2025. Contact David Hosken @ U of Exeter for detail.

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Maike Kittelmann @maikekittelmann.bsky.social · Dec 3

Great opportunity to do a #PhD with me! Think #Drosophila #eyes are fun to work with? Love to do #microscopy? Want to look into organ size regulation and evolution? Maybe even in a pest species? Get in touch and check out how to apply via Oxford Brookes University: tinyurl.com/37h7pudv

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Shen Tian 田申 @tianshenbio.bsky.social · Dec 5

Our miRNA story is now in @science.org ! We found a microRNA, not a protein, that finally solved a long-standing evolutionary mystery of wing coloration in butterflies and moths. (1/n)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A microRNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus

In Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), the genomic region around the gene cortex is a “hotspot” locus, repeatedly implicated in generating intraspecific melanic wing color polymorphisms across 100 mi...

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Mari Museridze @museridze.bsky.social · Nov 21

What better way to start on 🦋 than by sharing our new publication?
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Entangled and non-modular enhancer sequences producing independent spatial activities

Regulatory mapping at a developmental gene reveals an unexpected architecture of entangled, rather than modular, enhancers.

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Zoë Schultz @zxschultz.bsky.social · Nov 27

Come look at some cute spider embryos with stunning 🧬expression with me!

This gene is very exciting, and will be a major part of my PhD research! Watch this space for new updates🔬
@mcgregorlab.bsky.social
#EvoDevo #Biology #phdlife

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Jen Perry @jennyperry.bsky.social · Nov 23

A really exciting new study: evidence that males evolve better sight in order to detect female dishonesty in dance flies. One for the textbooks! A male resistance trait!
Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team

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Sexually antagonistic coevolution can explain female display signals and male sensory adaptations

Abstract. The prevalence and diversity of female ornaments pose a challenge to evolutionary theory because males should prefer mates that spend resources o

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McGregor Lab @mcgregorlab.bsky.social · Nov 22

New review on the evolution of insect male terminalia I wrote with Daniela Nunes: www.cell.com/trends/genet...

Developmental evolution in fast-forward: insect male genital diversification

Insect male genitalia are among the fastest evolving structures of animals. Studying these changes among closely related species represents a powerful approach to dissect developmental processes and g...

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Amber Ridgway 🪰 @amberridgway.bsky.social · Nov 18

@mcgregorlab.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of writing a dispatch article discussing the latest work from @gavinrrice.bsky.social and @rebeizlab.bsky.social. You can find it over on this link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · Nov 11

If you're interested in the evolution of sex determination, check out this opinion piece from Tom Kocher, @tonygamble.bsky.social , @behrenskristen.bsky.social , Will Gammerdinger, and me. We argue that genetic variation in sex determination is probably more prevalent that most people think.

Yes, polygenic sex determination is a thing!

The process of sexual development in animals is modulated by a variety of mechanisms. Some species respond to environmental cues, while, in others, sex determination is thought to be controlled by a s...

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Amber Ridgway 🪰 @amberridgway.bsky.social · Nov 4

Drosophila and IF staining folks: any recommendations for antibody generation companies? I would also be looking to get the company (or a different company) to express and purify the target antigen too.

Thanks in advance!!

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · Oct 31

Analysis of implications for science spend of UK budget

Appears worst fears of folding in Horizon Europe/ERC budget are not going to happen

www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...

CaSE responds to the 2024 Autumn Budget - CaSE

www.sciencecampaign.org.uk

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Amber Ridgway 🪰 @amberridgway.bsky.social · Oct 29

Such a wonderful piece of research! Great work yet again by @gavinrrice.bsky.social and the @rebeizlab.bsky.social lab

Mark Rebeiz @rebeizlab.bsky.social · Oct 28

Our new @CurrentBiology paper provides a rare glimpse into a morphological novelty in Drosophila eugracilis
In it, @gavinrrice and colleagues, infer and reproduce the likely initial steps of a novelty's formation
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

3D micrograph of the developing D. eugracilis terminalia

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Oct 29

Job Alert! New postdoc position in our lab investigating cognitive biases in wild bumblebees. Thanks to Wild Animal Initiative for the funding.

Position for 31 months. Deadline: December 9th. Please apply/boost

#PostdocJob #AcademicJobs #Bees

jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Bumblebee on anthers that form the yellow central spot of a large pink flower. Out of focus greenery in the background.

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